[cordenny]

We are looking to replace our carpet but are not sure what to replace it with. There is laminate, engineered hardwood, tile that looks like wood, etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by cordenny

We are looking to replace our carpet but are not sure what to replace it with. There is laminate, engineered hardwood, tile that looks like wood, etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

We have tile in the kitchen and bathrooms and a high grade laminate in the living room and dining room and hallways. I think it is important if you go with a laminate that you go with a high grade (ours is a 12 grade). You also may need an area rug somewhere in the room to cut down the echo. I have been in homes where they didn't get a high grade and your heels click. Ours is a light cherry with a piano finish. We have had it about 5 years already and it looks like brand new. I clean it with a microfiber mop and a tiny spritz of water (hardly any). A neighbor of ours has engineered hardwoods and they look great also.

[rdhdleo]

We initially replaced the carpeting with mandate in the bedrooms and tile everywhere else. Tile and grout we had was hard to keep clean or even get clean (but that was a bad installation job) that said tile was very hard on my joints. We kept tile in bathrooms and now have high grade laminate everywhere else and love it. Easier to clean works well with dogs and looks wonderful!

[blueeagle65]

We recently replaced our original carpet and vinyl with good carpet (bedrooms and den) and plank porcelain tile everywhere else. Great Lakes did it and we are quite pleased.

[Happinow]

We have tile throughout. Very easy to keep clean and looks great! We put area rugs in the sitting room, living room and bedrooms. We do, however, need to wear our rubber crocks around on the tile floors as it is hard on your feel, but I wouldn't change a thing.

[Fraugoofy]

I love carpet. Easy on my joints. Wall to wall thick shag carpet!!!! I feel like I am in the 70s again!

[dotti105]

When we built we thought we wanted laminate in all the living areas and carpet in just the bedrooms, but because The Villages does not offer laminate we had wood grained vinyl installed in the foyer, kitchen, hall, laundry and guest bath. Carpet everywhere else. our only tile floor is the mater bath.

We thought we would tear out the vinyl ASAP, but we love it. It is easy under foot, doesn't show dirt, easy to clean and really much more attractive than we ever thought it could be.

When we get ready to make a change, we will look at the Luxury Vinyl. It is a beautiful, durable, comfortable product.

We have talked to several who put in laminate as we had planned, and have been disappointed. Foot prints show, it's loud, dust shows. So we are not in a rush to change anything. But when we do, we will look at vinyl first. We love our builder vinyl! What a surprise!!

[NYGUY]

We replaced our carpets with Luxury Vinyl Plank. It looks great, feels great and is oblivious to water and dogs!!

[pbkmaine]

We looked at everything and finally chose an inexpensive laminate. It has an antique barn wood look we really like.

[hulahips]

We love laminate. We have it installed throughout home and it looks beautiful. Hate tile as its cold on feet, hard on your feet and knees as you age.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by cordenny

We are looking to replace our carpet but are not sure what to replace it with. There is laminate, engineered hardwood, tile that looks like wood, etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

We have laminate in the living room because we have dogs.
Village Floors in Fruitland Park installed the laminate. It has indentations and looks like wood.
Carpet in the bedrooms because it's comfy.
We find tile cold and hard on feet and knees.

[MikeV]

Hard wood in main area, master BR and closet. Carpet in other bedrooms and tile everywhere else. I have bad allergies so the hardwood help a great deal.

[looneycat]

we have floors throughout the house.....

[Ed Krik]

[QUOTE=cordenny;1056197]We are looking to replace our carpet but are not sure what to replace it with. There is laminate, engineered hardwood, tile that looks like wood, etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOT

You may have already started doing this, but as a suggestion, you may want to go to open houses, similar to your home, and look at and get a feel for the different products. I was told on laminate floors that the underlayment is key to a good install.

We ended up with Mohawk laminate in the living, dinning, and Florida rooms. In the kitchen we had Armstrong Alterna, 16x16 vinyl.

Pleased with both products.

[leftyf]

Before moving in, we replace all of the carpet with tile. Now our entire house is tile and we love it.